Media Contact:
Jennifer Fukutomi-Jones, Principal Arts & Culture Administrator
Glendale Library, Arts & Culture
222 E. Harvard St. Glendale, CA 91205
Email: jfjones@glendaleca.gov
Office: 818-937-7808
2021 BRAND LIBRARY PLAZA SERIES
Free outdoor summer concert series at Brand Library
GLENDALE, CA – The 2021 Brand Library Plaza Series will consist of 5 outdoor concerts, which will take place at Brand Library from August 13 through September 24, 2021. These concerts are free on Friday evenings at 7:00pm, and will feature music groups from Southern California and beyond. Seating is not provided; visitors are welcome to bring a chair or blanket and picnic on the grassy hillsides in Brand Park. Performances run approximately 60 - 90 minutes without intermission. The concerts are sponsored by the Glendale Arts and Culture Commission through funding from the Urban Art Program, with support from Glendale Library, Arts & Culture, Glendale Community Services and Parks, and the Brand Associates.
August 13, 2021 (7:00 PM) – Black Market Reverie. Lyman Medeiros and Renee Myara find common ground between jazz, classic French pop, Americana, and original songs to create the sound of Black Market Reverie. Equipped with vocal harmonies and clever arrangements their music is both familiar and unique.
August 27, 2021 (7:00 PM) – The Leftover Cuties. This noir-pop quartet blends timeless songwriting with an eclectic edge. Combining alluring female vocals, ukulele, upright bass, horns, keys, accordion, brushed drums and playful noisemakers, this band has a unique sound to call their own. The Leftover Cuties are Shirli McAllen, Austin Nicholsen, Mike Bolger, and Stuart Johnson.
September 3, 2021 (7:00 PM) – Son Rios. This multicultural Salsa band was formed and based in Glendale, CA. They have Performed at various venues throughout Southern California with their take on Salsa classics.
September 17, 2021 (7:00 PM) – The ROAMies. Rory Partin and Alexa James marry hooky melodies, soulful harmonies, eclectic instrumentation in a pop-meets-country, Americana sound.
September 24, 2021 (7:00 PM) – Reckless Night Ensemble. Their performances blend multiple genres, inspired by the music of Raymond Scott, a composer, inventor, pianist, engineer, and electronic music pioneer. 1930s & 1940s swing and jazz. In addition, RNE performs the songs of Lalo Guerrero, the Father of Chicano Music, who combined swing, Latin, rhythm & blues and rancheras into a style that is truly Mexican-American. Vocals by Lalo's son, Mark Guerrero, himself an acclaimed East L.A. music figure.
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About Brand Library & Arts Center
Brand Library & Art Center has been a cornerstone for the arts in Southern California since 1956. This unique public library focuses on visual arts and music and provides free services and programs for a diverse community, including a collection of over 110,000 items, subject specialist librarians, exhibitions, concerts, lectures, dance performances, films, and hands-on craft programs for children and adults. Always evolving, Brand Library continues to develop innovative programs, services and collections to serve an ever-widening public interested in the arts. Brand Library & Art Center is a branch of the City of Glendale Library, Arts & Culture Department.
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About Glendale Library, Arts & Culture
Founded in 1907, the Glendale Library, Arts & Culture Department (GLAC) includes six neighborhood libraries as well as the Brand Library & Art Center, a regional visual arts and music library and performance venue housed in the historic 1904 mansion of Glendale pioneer Leslie C. Brand, and the Central Library, a 93,000 square foot center for individuals and groups to convene, collaborate and create. Now on the web at www.eGlendaleLAC.org, GLAC also serves as the chief liaison to the Glendale Arts and Culture Commission which works to continually transform Glendale into an ever-evolving arts and culture destination. For more information contact Library, Arts & Culture at 818-548-2021 or via email at LibraryInfo@glendaleca.gov.
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About the City of Glendale & its Arts and Culture Commission
Known as the “Jewel City,” Glendale is the fourth largest city of Los Angeles County. With a population of more than 200,000, Glendale is a thriving cosmopolitan city that is rich in history, culturally diverse, and offers nearly 50 public parks, and easy access to a municipal airport. It is the home to a vibrant business community, with major companies in healthcare, entertainment, manufacturing, retail, and banking. Its Arts and Culture Commission administers a developer- funded program which is working to transform Glendale into an arts and culture destination for the Southern California region. The mission of the Glendale Arts and Culture Commission is to enrich the human experience, reinforce Glendale’s identity and civic pride through arts and culture, and to recognize the importance of arts to our quality of life and to the local economy. This is accomplished by consciously integrating arts and culture into the daily life of the people of Glendale through urban design, planning, economic development, and education. For more information about the Glendale Arts and Culture Commission see the website: https://www.glendaleartsandculture.org/
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